Q. What are Mots? 
A. Mots means “words” in French. 
 
In this section, you will find the original lyrics to Vanessa’s songs, as well as the French lyrics translated into English by Vanessa Paradis in Translation members, Gwen and Foley, unless otherwise noted.

 

 
Original Lyrics

Les Cactus

Le monde entier est un cactus
Il est impossible de s'assoir
Dans la vie, il y a qu'des cactus
Moi je me pique de le savoir
Aïe aïe aïe, ouille, aïe

Dans leurs coeurs, il y a des cactus
Dans leurs porte-feuilles, il y a des cactus
Sous leurs pieds, il y a des cactus
Dans leurs gilets, il y a des cactus
Aïe aïe aïe, ouille, aïe

Pour me défendre de leurs cactus
A mon tour j'ai pris des cactus
Dans mon lit, j'ai mis des cactus
Dans mon slip, j'ai mis des cactus
Aïe aïe aïe, ouille, aïe

Dans leurs sourires, il y a des cactus
Dans leurs ventres, il y a des cactus
Dans leurs bonjours, il y a des cactus
Dans leurs cactus, il y a des cactus
Aïe aïe aïe, ouille, aïe

Le monde entier est un cactus
Il est impossible de s'assoir
Dans la vie, il y a qu'des cactus
Moi je me pique de le savoir
Aïe aïe aïe, ouille, aïe
English Translation

The Cactuses


The entire world is a cactus 
It's impossible to sit down 
In life, there're only cactuses 
Me I sting myself from knowing it (to know it) 
Ouch ouch ouch, ouch, ouch ouch ouch 

In their hearts, there're cactuses 
In their wallets, there're cactuses 
Under their feet, there're cactuses 
In their cardignant, there're cactuses 
Ouch ouch ouch, ouch ouch ouch, ouch 

To defend myself from their cactuses 
Me too I put cactuses 
In my bed, I put cactuses 
In my underwear, I put cactuses 
Ouch ouch ouch, ouch, ouch ouch ouch

In their smiles, there're cactuses 
In their bellies, there're cactuses 
In their hellos, there're cactuses 
In their cactuses, there're cactuses 
Ouch ouch ouch, ouch, ouch

The entire world is a cactus 
It's impossible to sit down 
In life, there're only cactuses 
Me I sting myself from knowing it (to know it) 
Ouch ouch ouch, ouch, ouch ouch ouch

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